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Looking for a new lens?

I just bought myself a Canon EOS 7D as an upgrade from the Canon Rebel XT, which I've had for about four years. I've exclusively used the Tamron AF18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC (Vibration Compensation) LD Aspherical (IF) Macro Lens, which I'm extremely happy with. I'm not sure if the lens is limiting the capabilities of the 7D though. Any thoughts or experience?

If you were to recommend a replacement for the Tamron or an additional lens, what would it be? I've shot mostly landscape and HDR.

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  • joedlh
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    The sensors in the latest cameras actually have better resolving power than all but the best L series lenses by Canon. So, the technical answer is yes, your lens is limiting your photography. However, the real question is: do you notice it? If your answer is yes, then get one of the Canon L series lenses in a shorter focal length (for the landscapes). You can't do better than that.

    Now I must direct your attention to what you think is inferior about your images that you would want to blame on your lens. I don't have the 7D. I do hear, however, that she is something of a high strung thoroughbred in the autofocus area. Users who are not ready for this camera have complained that they think that something's wrong with it because of out-of-focus images. In most cases, the cause is user inexperience. So I would suggest getting a little more experience with it before deciding to drop a chunk of change on an expensive lens.

  • Rudy H
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Yes you could get better images with better lenses. But since you are shooting landscapes (and using a tripod of course) you should be using the optimum or near optimum apertures for your lens. (f8-f11)

    If you want to see how your lens stacks up compared to other lenses then look at http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Tamron-... and go to the ISO 12233 Crop page. Here you can do a resolution compare at different focal lengths and apertures between two selected lenses. Move your mouse over the image to see the right selected lens.

    Some lenses are only tested with a full frame body but you still will get useful information.

    Your lens seems to do better at some focal lenths than others. This is not a surprise. Expected actually.

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